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Rare FM has started to provide some content via [[podcast]] which is published through Anchor to Spotify and Apple Podcasts among other locations. Rare FM now broadcasts a published schedule of shows from November to June between the hours of 09:00 to 00:00. When not broadcasting set shows, the station plays a curated playlist. |
Rare FM has started to provide some content via [[podcast]] which is published through Anchor to Spotify and Apple Podcasts among other locations. Rare FM now broadcasts a published schedule of shows from November to June between the hours of 09:00 to 00:00. When not broadcasting set shows, the station plays a curated playlist. |
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Rare FM also hosts several club nights throughout the year at venues such as The Cause and The Pickle Factory. |
Rare FM also hosts several club nights throughout the year at venues such as The Cause and The Pickle Factory. |
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Rare FM also promotes its music based journalism magazine and online platform, |
Rare FM also promotes its music based journalism magazine and online platform, Under City Lights, which goes to print annually. |
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FM Broadcast History: |
FM Broadcast History: |
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Revision as of 18:49, 25 October 2022
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| Branding | Student Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Music (various genres) and talk |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | UCL Union |
| Technical information | |
| Repeater(s) | Central London: 9 months a year on 87.7 FM |
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| Website | rarefm.co.uk |
Rare FM is the student radio station of University College London.
Background
Rare FM was set up in 1998 as an affiliated society of UCL Union. Rare FM broadcasts continuously over the Internet with approximately 15 hours of live original programming, starting at 9:00 a.m. and finishing at 12:00 midnight from.
Rare FM has started to provide some content via podcast which is published through Anchor to Spotify and Apple Podcasts among other locations. Rare FM now broadcasts a published schedule of shows from November to June between the hours of 09:00 to 00:00. When not broadcasting set shows, the station plays a curated playlist.
Rare FM also hosts several club nights throughout the year at venues such as The Cause and The Pickle Factory.
Rare FM also promotes its music based journalism magazine and online platform, Under City Lights, which goes to print annually.
FM Broadcast History:
| Year | Date |
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| 1998 | 27 September - 24 October (4 weeks), from BBC Swain's Lane |
| 2000 | 2 November - 29 November (4 weeks) |
| 2004 | 1 February - 28 February (4 weeks) |
| 2005 | 23 September - 5 October (UCL Fresher's Week) |
| 2006 | No FM broadcast |
| 2007 | 6 March - 19 March |
| 2008 | 4 March - 18 March |
| 2009 | No FM broadcast due to lack of available frequencies |
| 2010 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2011 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2012 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2013 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2014 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2015 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2016 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2017 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2018 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2019 | 1 December - March |
| 2020 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2021 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
Rare FM DJs also broadcast live at UCL and UCL Union events, such as the Freshers' Fayre and the Summer Arts Festival.
Content
Rare FM is primarily a music station, which in past tended to focus on indie/alternative music. However, in recent years this focus has dwindled and a diversity of genres and interests is now widely catered to. Shows specialising in Funk, Soul, Disco, Jazz, Blues, House, Electro, Hip hop, DnB, Dubstep, Grime, Psytrance, Dancehall and Reggae all now feature on a schedule that of 2008 amasses over 130 DJs with a vast variety of tastes. Rare FM also broadcasts the weekly Student Radio Association chart show each Sunday.
Broadcasts
Broadcasts in 2020
Rare FM for the first time since its formation, changed broadcast location, choosing to broadcast from presenter's homes through Mixlr whilst the UK continued to inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The station now hosts 90 different shows with 99 current members.
Station alumni
- Aliza Ayaz - Pakistan City FM89 RJ[1][2][3]
- Alex Zane[4] - DJ in 1999-2000 (with weekly show It's Alex Zane!), went on to be a presenter for XFM, MTV and Channel 4 where he hosted Popworld.
See also
References
- ^ "Selling Sufism: Qawwali and Coke Studio in Pakistan".
- ^ "UCL's BNOC of the year 2018: Group One". 18 May 2018.
- ^ "This Pakistani Teenage Girl is Reaching New Heights in the UK and We're Nothing but Proud!". 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Alex Zane". PFD. 2006. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
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